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[Invitation to Participate in a Study] Transformational Strategic Choice: The Generational Succession Effect on Small Businesses

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Eric D. Williams, Window Shopper

Created: May 21, 2014, 10:27 pm

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Hello friends and colleagues, my name is Eric D. Williams, a doctoral
candidate at Walden University. I am inviting you to participate in a
web-based, online web-based online questionnaire consisting of 19 open-ended
questions. If you participate in the study, it should take approximately 45
minutes to complete the questionnaire. There is no compensation for
participating in the study. This study, supervised by my committee chair, Dr.
Cheryl Lentz, will fulfill my academic requirements for this program.
Your participation in this study will help contribute to the body of
knowledge to improve succession planning within small businesses, prevent or
mitigate the loss of intellectual capital within small businesses, and
identify, develop, or improve strategies to prepare or cultivate the next
generation of leaders. To participate in this study, you must be an
owner-manager, owner-CEO, and owner-president of small businesses located
within the Washington, DC, metropolitan area (a) who is an adult age 18 or
older; (b) who must be able to read and understand English; (c) whose primary
customer base is the U.S. federal government and the U.S. Department of
Defense; (d) who started and owned and operated a business since 2007 to the
present; (e) who has a minimum of 5 and no more than 500 employees; and (f)
who employ a diverse workforce with respect to [at a minimum] age (i.e.,
generational cohort). The data collected from this study will be used solely
for the purpose of completing my doctoral study.
If you agree to participate in my study, please click on the website address
or copy and paste https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VJ5NX9C into your web
browser to access the self-administered secure, web-based electronic
questionnaire. Your participation in this study is voluntary which you may
withdraw at any time without any penalty. Accessing the self-administered
secure, web-based electronic questionnaire serves as consent to voluntarily
participate in this research study. All information, including your identity
and respective business commercial business information, collected from the
study will remain confidential.
If you feel stressed during the study, you may stop at any time. You may skip
any questions that you feel are too personal. Please direct any questions or
concerns about this study to me directly by email at
eric.williams5@waldenu.edu. If you want to talk privately about your rights
as a participant, you can call Dr. Leilani Endicott. She is the Walden
University representative who can discuss this with you. Her phone number is
1-800-925-3368, extension 3121210. Walden University’s IRB approval number
for this study is 04-14-14-0276571 with an expiration date of April 13, 2015.
In advance and always, thanks for your time and support. In advance and
always, thanks for your time and support.
Sincerely,
Eric D. Williams
Walden University